The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-08-07
TIE FASHIONS.

Whlte pilot cloth combined with
white or seagreen MORE, with wide
sash to match, is f.vorite style Of
dress at Newport and Tuxedo.
Very beautiful French dresses are
made OF pale apricot faille, embroid-
cred with blush roses and sprays Of
forget-mo-not, combined with pin K
and blue shot silk, bordered with
pale blue velvet bands.
The new firm but soft corded silks,
made into glove fitting bodices in
jersey fashion, are stylish and pretty
Accomplishments for dressy skirts Of
other material. They fit far better
than any jersey OF plain stockinet,
aud have all the elegant appearance
OF the regular silk web jerseys, while
costing very much less than these in
price.
Low throated dresses are very
much in vogue at the various water.
ing places; these showing Tapped
surplice fronts, or those flushed
with wide velvet revers, which d.
minish to a sharp point as they reach
the waist. These revers join wide
sailsr collar, which sometimes quite
covers the upper portion OF the
shoulders 10 the back.
Full.gathered corsages are seen in
diaphanous materials, both for
basques and polouaisos, and there are
also tucked V-shaped pieces let in
the front and back. fastened TO the
dog collar OF velvet or the one bo.
longing TO the bodice. The new belt
ed bodices Of China silk, embroi-
dered muslin, China Grape or surah
arc all worn with skirts OF lace or
fancy etamino, mounted on iounda.
tions OF silk or batiste. These skirts
are very generally made Of one deep
flounce when OF lace, this shirred TO
a belt, above which the huge sash is
tied.
Jersey waists are still greatly IA.
yored, and are worn in all colors, but
harmonizing with the skirts with
which thly are worn. The new
summer jIseys are made OF fabric
OF degree Of 6noness they have
never before attained. Some Of the
Jerseys are richly embroidered in
Oriental designs, others are deco
rated with Cue gold or silver braid
work. The handsomely trimmed
Russian blouses are also made Of the
silk warp, light weight Jersey
cloth, with Russian sash Of the same
knotted at the lett side, the long pep.
lum ends falling low on the dress
skirt.
Pompadour.striped satins, in the
artistic tints OF willow green, pinkish
mauve, eglantine pink, pale prim.
rose cameo, or terracotta, alternating
with one OF gold or silver, brocaded
with tiny vrcaths Of brilliantly .hued
flowers or large single clusters aud
foliage, are iavorito materials for
dancing toilets aud midsummer we'd.
dings. These handsome stripes are
made up without the addition Of any
other fabric, the skirts effectively
draped across the fronts, and made
plain and full in the back. The
sleeves are short, aud the pointed
corsagcs cut out in the neck, both
front and back the opening yelled by
q Russian chcmisotte or guimpo OF
India silk muslin. plain cream white
or dellcatoly embroidered In tints
matching those in the brocade d
stripe.
We reply to IN. l.. s." that the
style OF hair dressing she writes OF
was commented upon very recently.
As we have said before, compare
lively few women can appropriately
wear the hair in Greek style, To
begin with, the locks should be very
abundant secondly, the features
should be classic in outline, and last.
~, the face should be beautiful, or at
least attractive enough TO bear the
test OF this severe style OF couture.
And 10 baud down the waves OF hair
(ior full dress occasions) with a 6let
OF velvet or silver is q style that is
rarely becoming. The women OF
Greece adopted this fashion 10 keep
in place their over abundant locks,
but when one boholds "thinly set.
tied head OF hair, filcted q Ia woman
OF the French Discctoire, one II led
10 suppose that the filet is adopted
as q sort Of hold fast" upon what
few sparse trcsses ungenerous Nat
has lett 70 their luokless owner. re